Multi-TRP PDCCH Configuration Segmentation for Interference Management

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Solution Overview

Problem

The existing mechanisms for multi-transmission-reception-point transmission in a cell face challenges in efficiently managing communication between terminal devices and multiple transmission reception points, leading to potential interference and reduced communication efficiency.

Innovation Solution

A communication method and apparatus that configure N sets of downlink control channel-related parameters for a serving cell, allowing a terminal device to communicate with multiple transmission reception points independently, thereby avoiding interference and improving communication efficiency.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Device complexity

If a single set of downlink control channel configuration parameters is used for multiple transmission reception points, then device complexity is reduced, but communication efficiency deteriorates due to interference between TRPs

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveconfiguration parameter managementVSAvoidcommunication efficiency
Core Design Contradiction:
Device complexityVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments the configuration parameters by creating N separate sets of downlink control channel configuration parameters, with each set dedicated to a specific transmission reception point. This segmentation allows each TRP to be configured independently, eliminating interference between TRPs while maintaining manageable complexity through structured parameter organization.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The patent applies local quality by assigning different configuration parameters to different transmission reception points based on their specific characteristics and requirements. Each TRP receives tailored configuration parameters optimized for its local communication environment, thereby improving overall communication efficiency without uniformly increasing system complexity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

2Productivity

If multiple sets of configuration parameters are configured for each transmission reception point, then communication efficiency is improved by reducing interference, but device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecommunication efficiencyVSAvoidconfiguration parameter management
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent organizes the multiple sets of configuration parameters into a structured segmented framework where each set is clearly associated with a specific TRP through indexing. This segmentation approach enables efficient parameter management by allowing the terminal to selectively access and process only the relevant parameter sets for active TRPs, thereby managing complexity while maintaining the interference-reduction benefits.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The patent implements dynamic configuration parameter management where the terminal device can adaptively activate or deactivate specific parameter sets based on which TRPs are currently active. This dynamic approach allows the system to maintain high communication efficiency when multiple TRPs are used while reducing complexity when fewer TRPs are active, making the complexity increase conditional rather than fixed.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Data Source

PatentUS12232125B2Communication method and communications apparatus
Publication Date: 2025.02.18 HUAWEI TECH CO LTD
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AI summary

A communication method and apparatus, the method including receiving configuration information of a serving cell, where the configuration information includes a set of physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) configurations, and the set of PDCCH configurations includes N control resource set-related parameters, where each of the N control resource set-related parameters corresponds to each of N transmission reception points (TRPs), and N is an integer greater than or equal to 2, and communicating with the serving cell based on the configuration information.